Monthly Archives: August 2014

Here are some pictures submitted by Ken Szutu from last night’s Culture Celebration Night. And to think, there was a time when there was nothing worth doing in downtown Vallejo. Gotta love the progress!! Thanks for the great pics Ken!!

8/22/14 — A fire started at ALCO Recycling located at 629 Azuar Drive Mare Island around 4:15PM – 4:30PM . The fire was confined to piles of recycled materials (including ground up appliances etc.) in the back lot of ALCO. No determination had been made yet whether the fire started spontaneously or was due to arson. Because the back…

By Carol Pearlman August 22, 2014 Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. ― Rumi HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa — Carol First of all, let me make it clear: I never complained about Vallejo — the city I chose of my own free will and about which…

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By Chloe Hollingsworth When I attended North Hills “Christian” School, I was, by all accounts, a very strange child. Like many children – though this was never acknowledged – I had imaginary friends; I generally preferred the company of books to that of my peers; I had a sense of humor that others didn’t understand,…

Ethicalego (Kenneth Brooks) discusses current events from a critical thinking perspective rarely expressed elsewhere By Kenneth Brooks Vallejo City Unified School District (from now on “District”) employees engaged a policy of deception and false statements in response to public record requests to prevent me from inspecting public records promptly at its headquarters according to law….

City Manager Daniel E. Keen announced today that Andrew Bidou has been appointed to the position of Police Chief, effective October 4, 2014. Bidou has over 24 years of experience in policing, beginning his career in the City of Newark, California where he rose from the ranks of Police Officer to Captain over a span…

By Marty Stockard – former GED teacher Vallejo Adult School 8/11/14 As the school district with the lowest graduation rate in the county, Vallejo has an obligation to not only increase the high school graduation rate, but also to provide a better “second chance” to its citizens as an investment in the city’s future….

Yesterday a long abandoned barracks on the North end of Mare Island burned. According to public safety personnel, the fire was likely started by homeless squatters inside the building. There is no indication that anyone remained inside at the time of the fire. Abandoned structures on Mare Island have been a long standing issue however,…

12:13 PM — Here is video from the scene of the crash of VFD Truck 21 at the corner of Pennsylvania and Sonoma. Video includes short press conference given by Vallejo Police Lieutenant Sid DeJesus around 10:30 PM. Just rough footage. 10:44 PM — Vallejo Ladder Truck 21 is destroyed. Fortunately no firefighters…